2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The ax25_getname function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | lt | 2.6.37 |
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe10ae53384e48c51996941b7720ee16995cbcb7
marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507120898&w=2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
www.securityfocus.com/bid/44630
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649713